Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Typhoon International Ltd
- Value
- £23,952
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment (CPV 35110000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 028565-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Feb 2026
- Published27 Mar 2026Published 51 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of HVP Life jackets for National Resilience under YPO DPS 1110 Category 1
About the supplier
Typhoon International Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00462364).